Head of IT Security Jobs in London

Head of IT Security
England > London

The median Head of IT Security salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 504 - 913
Rank change year-on-year - - -269
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Security 5 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.020% - 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% - 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55,548
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £110,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +46.67%
75th Percentile £115,000 - £120,000
90th Percentile £118,000 - -
England median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -11.76% +9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 23,403 29,645 71,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.97% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,198 22,316 34,853
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,988 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Head of IT Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Head of IT Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Security in London

Head of IT Security
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Security in London.

Salary trend for Head of IT Security in London

Head of IT Security
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Security within the London region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London - 1 £110,000 -
Head of IT Security
England

Head of IT Security Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Head of IT Security job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Head of IT Security in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) CISA
2 3 (60.00%) CISM
2 3 (60.00%) CISSP
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (60.00%) Legal
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
4 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
4 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (20.00%) SCADA
4 1 (20.00%) Network Security
4 1 (20.00%) Advertising
4 1 (20.00%) Service Management
4 1 (20.00%) ITSM
4 1 (20.00%) Data Security
4 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) Presales
4 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of IT Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (60.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (20.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) Data Security
4 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) ITSM
4 1 (20.00%) Presales
4 1 (20.00%) Service Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) CISA
1 3 (60.00%) CISM
1 3 (60.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001